Mechanical system



Aug. 11,1931.

A. DINA MECHANICAL SYSTEM Filed Aug. '31, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 1R 1 31 PS INVENTOR $070 age/.r/a

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' MECHANICAL SYSTEM Filed Aug. 31, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEY Aug. 11, 1931. A. DINA MECHANICAL SYSTEM Filed Aug. 51, 1929 6 SheetsSh.eet 6 l f l INVENTOR (71/9 [49/0 am ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 11, 1931 .AT ENT FFECE A-ULGUSTO DINA, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL ZPRO- JEGTOR CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 02E DELAVARE.

MECHANICAL SYSTEM Application filed August .31, 1929. *Serial No. 389,837.

This invention relates to a new and improved mechanical movement.

A main object of the invention is to provide such an improved mechanical system having simple and efficient cooperating elements that the elements may be readily manipulated to change the relation of one or more of them in respect to some point, object, or factor, located outside of the system without varying the inter-system relations of the elements.

A further object is to provide such an improved mechanism that the exterior or ext-rasystem changes may take place while the elements of the system are proceeding through their regular cycles of operation and being driven by an outside source of power.

Further and more specific objects, features, and advantages will more clearly appear from the detailed description given below when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of the specification and which illustrate one present preferred form of the invention.

In the general contemplation of the mechanism or mechanical movement in which the present invention is incorporated, it is to be noted that certain shaftscalled load shafts and certain connecting mechanisms, either intermittently moving or continuously moving, are, under normal conditions, so related that they have regularly recurring cycles of operation during which they havea regular succession of inter-system relations. These inter-system relations ordinarily are very important and should be maintained constant at all times during the cycles even though it may become desirable to change the extra-system relations of one or more of the elements. To accomplish this end without disturbing the inter-system relations is the essence of the present invention.

Briefly the mechanism comprises a first load shaft mounted in .a frame which may be rotated or oscillated while permitting the shaft to be rotated in it, asecond load shaft and suitable mechanism connecting the load shafts with a driving unit. The elements involved are so arranged on the. frame that the angular position of the first load shaft can be changed relative to extra-system factors by swinging the frame through a desired angle in either direction from normal and the various connecting and driving elements are moved therewith without disturbing their cyclic relation. In such changes, the second load shaft is also moved but not in a manner .to cause angular movement thereof. The arelat ion between the second load shaft and :the connecting elements remains undisturbed. Means are provided to independently adjust the angular position of the sec ond load shaft at any time, if desired.

The second load shaft is so connected to the mechanism that any slight movement of it during the adjustment of the first load Shaft will be in a straight line and therefore the simplest possible. This movement is effected generally by providing the frame with a gear or element which rotates therewith and is of the same diameter as that of a gear which meshes with a worm 011 the second load shaft. The first mentioned or control gear connects to a rack on a shaft connected to the second load shaft so that as the frame is moved the second load shaft is moved a longitudinal distance equal to it would be moved if the gear in mesh with its worm were driving it. Consequently the framecan be moved through an angle to adjust the first load shaft without causing any change in the relation between the connectmg mechanism and the second load shaft.

The present preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a Vertical longitudinal section, showing one face of the device, and taken on the line-1-1 of Fig.

Fig.2 is a top plan view of the mechanism;

F g. '3 is a rear elevation of the mechanism;

Fig. 4 is across section taken on the line H of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical on the line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2;

7 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line -77 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a Vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5; and,

section taken that through which.

Fig. 9 is a similar view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. with the parts shown in a different position.

As shown in the drawings, the present preferred form of the improved mechanism comprising this mechanical movement is mounted on a base plate 10, which has a raised dais portion 11 supporting a bed plate 12 for a motor 13. A vertical partition 14 extends longitudinally of the base plate adjacent one edge thereof and forms a support for a bearing casing 15 preferably having a smooth cylindrical interior, the center of which is in alinement with the axis of the drive shaft 16 of the motor 13.

Disposed within the casing 15 (see Fig. 5) is a rotor frame 17 having chambered portions. Along one face of this rotor 17 there is provided an integral flange 18 having peripheral teeth 19 thereon. A cover plate 20 is held to the face of the flange 18 by suitable means such as screws 21. This cover plate has a central boss 22 or journal member the axis of which is in line with the center of the rotor 17 and is bored to receive a flanged bushing 23 embracing the first load shaft 24 extending into the chambered portion of the rotor 17 and carrying on its inner end one member of a mechanical movement such as the star wheel 25. This star wheel 25 is adapted to and does engage with a co-operating element such as the pin wheel 26 mounted on one end of a shaft 27 journalled for rotation in the rotor 17. The star wheel 25 and the pin wheel 26 constitute what is commonly known as a Geneva movement.

The opposite face of the rotor is engaged by a clamping ring or plate 28 which is fastened to the face of the rotor frame 17 by any suitable means such as screws 29 and abuts the adjacent face of the casing 15 and tends to hold the rotor within the casing 15. The shaft 27 extends from the rotor 17 and on its outer end is fixed a sleeve 30 one end of which is formed as a pinion 31 preferably a worm pinion and the other end of which is fastened to the shaft 27 by any suitable means such as screws 34. The fly-wheel 33 may be driven in any suitable manner but preferably is provided with an internalring gear 35 fastened thereto by screws 36. This ring gear 35 is engaged with the driving pinion 37 on the shaft 16 of the motor 13. The axes of the shafts 24, and 16 and the pinion 37 are in alinement with the center of rotation of the rotor frame 17.

The worm gear 31 on the shaft 37 is adapted to mesh with another worm 38 which is rotatably mounted on a stub shaft 39. This stub shaft 39 is disposed within a sleeve 30 and fastened therein by any suitable means such as a set screw 41. The sleeve 40 is fixed in a central chambered portion of the rotor so that the axis of the stub shaft 39 is in line with the axes of the shafts 24 and 16 above mentioned. The stub shaft 39 and the sleeve 40 are fixed to the rotor frame 17 and move therewith.

On the sleeve 40 there is preferably integrally formed a gear 42 within one of the chambered portions of the rotor 17. This gear 42 meshes with a cylindrical rack gear 43 mounted fixedly on a shaft 44. The worm gear 38 meshes with a worm 45 mounted fixedly on the second load shaft 46. The shafts 44 and 46 are mounted for longitudinal and rotatable movement in hearing brackets 47 and 48 disposed at opposite ends of the shafts and fastened. to the vertical partition 14 near its opposite ends. However these brackets may be located at any desired positions so long as they support the shafts.

On the shaft 46 near one of the brackets 48 there are fastened a pair of collars 49 and 59 and between these collars on the shaft 46 there is confined a yoke member 51 which loosely surrounds the shaft 46. This yoke member has lateral. extensions 52 and One of these extensions such as 53 is split and is adjustable by means of the clamping screw 54 to tighten it on the shaft 44 which at this portion is threaded as at to engage with similar threads on the inner surfaces of the extensions 52 and 53. Adjacent the extensions 52 and on the shaft 44 but not closely abutting them are fastened two collars 56 and 57. One end of the shaft 44 is provided with a hand knob 58 so that the shaft 44 may be turned desired.

It will be seen from a consideration of Figs. 1, 2, 5, 8, and 9 that the shaft 44 passes through the casing 15 and the rotor 17 and consequently the casing 15 is apertured to receive the shaft 44 and the rotor 1.7 has slots and 60 to receive the shaft 44 and yet to permit the rotor 17 to be turned the requisite amount. The ends of these slots naturally act as stops to the movement of the rotor frame 17 In order to turn the rotor frame 17, the teeth 19 are engaged by a pinion fined to the shaft 61 journalled in the par tition 14. On one side of the partition 14 a spring 62 lies around the shaft 61 and between the partition 14 and a collar 64 fixed. to the end of the shaft 61 to urge the shaft to the right as viewed in Fig. The other end. of the shaft 61 is provided with a hand knob 63 whereby the pinion 60 can be turned and thus rotate or oscillate the rotor frame 17.

Operation Let it be assumed that the parts have the normal positions shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 8, and that the motor 13 is driving the mechanical mechanism illustrated. This drive will be through shaft 16, pinion 37, ring gear flywheel 33, shaft 27, worm gear 31, worm idler gear 38, loose on shaft 39, to worm 45 on the second load shaft-46 which will thus be rotated. This wormshaft 46 may be called the second load shaft and connectedto any desired device or mechanism to be driven. The motor drive is also from shaft 16, pinion 37, ring gear 35, fly wheel 33, shaft 27, pin wheel 26, star wheel 25, to shaft 24 which is thus rotated and which may be connected to any desired other mechanism to be driven and this shaft 24 is called the first load shaft.

These two load shafts 24 and 46 in their relative rotations have a constantly recurring cycle of movements which are the same for each succeeding cycle. If at any time it is desired to change the position of one of the load shafts with regard to a factor outside of the system of mechanism of which it is a part then the mechanism provided herein will permit this to be done. Such movement may be made without disturbing the intersystem status or cyclic conditions. For instance, if it is desired to change the extrasystem relation of the shaft 24, then the knob 63 (Fig. 5) is operated to turn the rotor frame 17 which will then move the shaft 27 around the center of the rotor 17 which center also coincides with the aXes of the shafts 24, 39, and 16. This movement will tend to roll the worm gear 31 around the worm gear 38 which is an idler. This movement would tend to cause a rotation of the worm 45. It is however the object of the invention to change the extra-system relation of shaft 24 without changing the angular position of the shaft 46 with respect to the shaft .24 and without changing the inter-system relations between the ,pin wheel 26, the star wheel 25 and both of the above mentioned shafts. This is the reason there is provided the gear 42 and the shaft 44 which carries the cylindrical rack 43. It will be seen that when the frame 17 is rotated, the gear 42 is rotated also for it is fixed to the frame. Since gear 42 is of the same pitch diameter as the worm gear .38,

' there will be amovement of the gear 38 for the reason that the rotation'of gear 42 causes a longitudinal movement of shaft 44 and such movement of that shaft moves shaft 46 due to the connection yoke54, and the worm gear 45 will cause the gear 38 to revolve an equal amount as gear 42. Thus, there will be alike amount of angular movement of both gears 42 and 38. Thus the worm 45 is made to move a longitudinal distance equal to that it would traverse if there were pure rolling between it and the worm gear 38. Therefore the worm gear is made to rotate the same angle as the gear 42 while the angular position between it and the worm gear 31 is not changed. The shaft 46 is thus moved longitudinally in a straight line adistance equivalent to the arc of'contact between worm 45 and worm gear 38 and no angular movement of the shaft takes place.

This mechanism therefore will move or revol-vethe specified assembly around the center of the rotor 17 as a unit and willnot change the inter-system relations. The only e-fiect of the movement is to change the extrasystem relation of the shaft 24 and to slide shaft 46 somewhat in a straight line but not to move it an-gularly. 7

It is apparent that the knob '58 can be turned at any timeduring the operation of the mechanism and when this happens the shaft is turned. This turning will have no eflect on the gear 42 since the rack 43 is a straight cylindrical rack, but the turning of the shaft 44 will affect the yoke 51 because of the threads 55 which being turned will advance the yoke and with it the shaft 46. This will cause the driveo-f the worm 45 over the worm gear '38 and will result in the turning of the shaft 46 the desired amount even while it may be driven by the motor 13. This will change the inter-system relation between the shaft 46 and the other elements above mentioned but will not otherwise disturb them.

In Fig. 9 it will be seen that the swing of the rotor frame 17 from one side of its normal position shown in F-ig. 8'can be as much as 45 degrees, and a-swing to the same extent in the opposite direction from normal is permitted. This permits a great range in the ability to shift the extra-system relations as desired without disturbing the intersystem relations as above described. The shaft 46 moves in a straightline during such adjustments.

The mechanism above set forth will thus permit the rapid and easy adjustment of the extra-system relations even while the motor 13 is driving the mechanism and will also permit the shaft .46 to be shifted at any time. During the change in the extra-system relations the inter-systemrelations are not disturbed and the cyclic relations can continue as before. Only two knobs need be operated. One is the knob 63 to shift the rotor 17 and the other is the knob 58 to longitudinally shift the shaft .46.

It'will .be seen from the foregoingdescrip tion that with the improved mechanism herein, when there is a change to meet an extrasystem condition, there will be maintained the synchronism between the main elements of the mechanism intersystem thereby preventing the undesirable feature of changes inter-system conditions when making extrasystem adjustments.

WVhile the invention has been described in detail. and with respect to a preferred form thereof, it is to be understoodthat it is not to be limited to such details and forms since many changes and modifications may be made and the invention embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broader aspects. Hence it is desired .to cover all forms .and modifications coming within the language or scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

What is claimed, is,

1. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements having extra-system and inter-system cyclic relations and comprising two load L A -A 3 snuff/s," IT'IUtUI', mechanism"interconnecting.

said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means actuated by and movable proportionate to the movement of the rotor to cause extra-system cyclical adjustment of one shaft without disturbing the inter-system cyclical relations.

2. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements having extra-system and inter-system cyclic relations and comprising two load shafts, a rotor centered about the axis of one of said shafts, mechanism interconnecting said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means actuated by and movable proportionate to the movement of the rotor to cause extra-system adjustment of one shaft without disturbing the inter-system cyclical relations.

3. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts, a rotor, mechanism interconnecting said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means to move the mechanism as a whole around one shaft without changing the angular cyclical relations of the two shafts.

4. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements having extra-system and inter-system cyclic relations and comprising two load shafts, a rotor, mechanism interconnecting said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means actuated by movement of the rotor to move one of said shafts as to its extra-system adjustments without changing the cyclical relations between the two shafts. 40

5. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts, a rotor, mechanism interconnecting said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means on the rotor and actuating the second shaft to cause rotation of the first shaft without changing the angular cyclical relation between the shafts.

6. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts, a rotor, mechanism interconnecting said shafts and movable with the rotor, and means on the rotor and actuating the second shaft to cause rotation of the first shaft and a longitudinal displacement of the second shaft proportional to the movement of the rotor.

7. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising a rotor, a load shaft centered therein, mechanism connecting the first load shaft to a second load shaft and comprising gearing, means for moving the rotor and the gearing to change the angular position of the first shaft without changing the angular relation between the two shafts and without changing the cyclical relations between the shafts and the gearing.

8. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising a rotor, a load shaft centered therein, mechanism connecting the first load shaft to a second load shaft and comprising gearing, a gear fixed to the rotor, a control shaft actuated by said fixed gear and connected to said second load shaft to move it longitudinally a distance proportional to the movement of the rotor.

9. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts, a rotor on which. one shaft is mounted, means for moving the rotor around a center to change the angular position of one of said shafts, gearing connecting said shafts, and means movable with the rotor and engageable with the second shaft to cause a longitudinal displacement thereof proportionate to the angular movement of the rotor.

10. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts, one of which is mounted on a rotor, and movable therewith, gearing connected to said last mentioned shaft, one of the gears connected to the second shaft, said rotor movable around a given center to revolve the first shaft and the gearing, and means to cause only longitudinal straight line movement of the second shaft during this movement of the rotor.

11. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of the shafts is mounted centrally for rotation with the rotor, gearing connecting the shafts, and mounted on the rotor and movable therewith, and means on the rotor and movable therewith to engage the second shaft during angular movement of the rotor and cause it to move only longitudinally.

12. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of the shafts is mounted centrally for rotation with the rotor, gearing connecting the shafts and mounted on the rotor and movable therewith, a gear on the rotor, a rack meshing therewith and engageable with the other of the load shafts, and means causing the second shaft to move only longitudinally as the first shaft is rotated.

13. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of the shafts is centrally mounted for rotation therewith, gearing connecting the two shafts, including a worm on the second shaft and a worm gear meshing therewith, a gear fixed to the rotor of the same diameter as the worm gear, rack meshing with said gear fixed on the rotor, a shaft on which the rack is mounted, said last named shaft connected to the second load shaft to cause a longitudinal displacement of the said second shaft proportionate to the angular movement of the rotor.

14. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of the shafts is centrally mounted for rotation with the rotor, gearing connecting the load shafts and mounted on the rotor and moveable therewith, a gear on the rotor, a rack meshing therewith, a shaft on which the rack is mounted, and a yoke element connecting the rack shaft and the second load shaft to cause the second load shaft to move longitudinally as the rotor is rotated.

15. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of 35 the shafts is centrally mounted for rotation with the rotor, gearing connecting the load shafts and mounted on the rotor and moveable therewith, a gear on the rotor, a rack meshing therewith, a shaft on which the rack is mounted, a yoke element connecting the rack shaft and the second load shaft to cause the second load shaft to move longitudinally as the rotor is rotated, and means whereby the yoke is adjustable along the two shafts on which it is mounted.

16. In a mechanical movement, a system of elements comprising two load shafts at right angles to each other, a rotor on which one of the shafts is centrally mounted for rotation with the rotor, gearing connecting the load shafts and mounted on the rotor and moveable therewith, a gear on the rotor, a rack meshing therewith, a shaft on which the rack is mounted, a yoke element connecting the rack shaft and the second load shaft to cause the second load shaft to move longitudinally as the rotor is rotated, a motor connected to drive the first and second load shafts, and means whereby the motor can drive said shafts even while the rotor is being rotated to move one shaft relative to the other shaft.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

) AUGUSTO DINA. 

